Please
see below for information on the Prime Minister’s Youth Advisory Council

Prime
Minister Trudeau is seeking applications for a new youth advisory
council. Thirty youth, aged 16-24, from diverse communities across
Canada, will be selected as members of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council. The
Council will advise the Prime Minister on national issues such as employment,
access to education, building stronger communities, climate change and clean
growth.

Please
note that there is no conflict in applying to be a part of the Prime Minister’s
Youth Council and Minister Carla Qualtrough’s National Youth Forum on
Accessibility.

Click
here to find out more about applying to become a member of the Prime Minister’s
Youth Council.

Dr. Megan Jack is now working at both ACCESS Downtown (640 Main St)
and ACCESS Fort Garry (135 Plaza Drive). She continues to accept deaf/hard of
hearing individuals who are looking for a family physician who is deaf and
fluent in ASL.

If you
are interested in attending ACCESS Fort Garry, please email AFGPrimaryCareClinic@wrha.mb.ca for
more information on becoming a patient. Please make sure to mention that you
are deaf/hard of hearing or use ASL.

If you
are interested in attending ACCESS Downtown, please stop by to complete an
intake form. Again, please mention that you are deaf/hard of hearing or use ASL.

Alternatively,
you can also complete the online form at Family Doctor Finder (https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/familydoctorfinder/register.html)
and under Your Preferences for a Health Care Provider, type American Sign
Language as your preferred language. Family Doctor Finder will then connect you
with either ACCESS Downtown or ACCESS Fort Garry.

For ASL video- please see this link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRpiEXLfDt8

WFD Honorary President Dr Yerker Andersson passed away
in Frederick, Maryland, USA on 18 July 2016. The WFD expresses its deepest
condolences to his wife, Nancy Andersson, on his passing.

Dr Andersson served two terms as WFD Vice President
(1975-1983) and three terms as WFD President (1983-1995). Dr Andersson was the
first deaf person to address at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in
1992. He became the First WFD Honorary President in 2011. During his time asWFD
President, the WFD expanded greatly in membership, reaching out to deaf
associations on every continent and becoming more actively involved with
advocating for human rights of deaf people at the United Nations and other
international agencies.

Many
of us knew him as a foremost leader and a strong advocate for deaf people
around the world. We can honour his work and achievements by building upon his
work and continuing to promote the human rights of deaf people everywhere.

Kind regards

Phillipa Sandholm

Ms Phillipa Sandholm

Administrative Secretary

World Federation of the Deaf

WFD Secretariat

PO Box 65
FIN-00401 Helsinki

Finland

Mobile: (sms/Whats App): +358 50 331 1059

The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an
international non-governmental organisation representing and promoting
approximately 70 million deaf people's human rights worldwide. The WFD is
a federation of deaf organisations from 132 nations; its mission is to promote
the human rights of deaf people and full, quality and equal access to all
spheres of life, including self-determination, sign language, education,
employment and community life. WFD has a consultative status in the United
Nations and is a member of International Disability Alliance (IDA). (www.wfdeaf.org) Email: info@wfdeaf.fi